Survival Guide

Survival Guide

February 08, 1995

BLACK HISTORY FACT

Crispus Attucks was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre of 1770. A residential development in Williamsburg is named Crispus Attucks Place.

REMINDER

FREE INTERVIEWING WORKSHOP. A workshop to help job seekers with interviewing skills will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m. March 6 at Tidewater Community College, Room 506A, Portsmouth Campus. Free. Information: 484-2121, Ext. 395 or 396.

BY THE NUMBERS

KIDS AND SAFETY SEATS. In 1994 in Virginia, 18 children under the age of 4 died from motor vehicle crashes. Nine were not in a safety seat, according to Concerned Citizens Advocating Traffic Safety. The National highway Traffic Safety Administration states that correctly used safety seats are 71 percent effective in preventing fatalities.

HIGHWAY HEADACHES

TRAFFIC HOT LINES. For information on closings and traffic conditions for Hampton Roads, call the Daily Press 1-Line at 928-1111 and enter category 7623 (ROAD). The call is toll-free throughout most of Hampton Roads. Other areas: Smithfield, 357-6594; and Gloucester, 1-800-981-6600.

COLEMAN BRIDGE. An opening is scheduled for 8 tonight, subject to change.

ROAD CLOSINGS. See the Survival Guide in the Local section each Sunday for information on area road closings.

MEETING AGENDAS. To receive a faxed copy of agendas for local board of supervisors or city council meetings, call the Daily Press 1-Line at 928-1111, category 1555. Agendas available: Tonight's Hampton City Council meeting.